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Chapter 674 Song Jiang: How Can We Lose When the Flying Dragon Is Rush In? [2 Updates]

"Be careful, everyone!"

On the official road leading to Qingzhou, Song Jiang, dressed as a member of an opera troupe, turned around and shouted to the traveling merchants on the road:

"Don't give yourself away!"

Qin Ming, dressed as Qin Qiong with his face painted yellow, stood beside Song Jiang, excitedly envisioning the future:

"Brother Song Gongming, the man surnamed Cai and his brothers have all gone to Cangzhou!"

"The 'Four Little Biaos' all went too!"

"Qingzhou doesn't have any outstanding generals; we'll definitely capture them easily this time!"

"The Four Little Tigers" is a collective nickname given to Yang Zaixing, Yu Hualong, Gao Chong, and He Yuanqing in the martial arts world.

Song Jiang said triumphantly, "Indeed, no one else can compare, so this is our best chance to turn things around!"

"Our mission is to destroy the Cai family's stronghold and cut off their escape route!"
"Once Grand Commandant Gao cooperates with the Jin army in the north to wipe out the Cai family, we will have accomplished a great mission!"
"Even if the Cai fellow escapes back, he'll just be a bunch of defeated soldiers. We can reap the benefits!"

Qin Ming's mind grew increasingly pleased: "Having performed such a monumental feat, brother can finally drop the 'deputy' title!"

Song Jiang's position as Deputy Commander of the Palace Guard was a fourth-rank official. If you remove the "Deputy" part, it would be a second-rank official.

Hearing Qin Ming's heartfelt blessings, Song Jiang beamed with joy:

"If that's the case, then this position will definitely be yours, brother!"

"We brothers are all in Tokyo, so we can work together to serve His Majesty!"
"The strategist will most likely become the prefect, and all the brothers will benefit from it. Song Jiang will be satisfied!"

Wu Yong was also full of confidence, but he still reminded him:

"Brother, we must be careful and cautious before things are accomplished."

Qin Ming said triumphantly, "Don't worry, strategist, there is no enemy in Qingzhou who can withstand three blows from me right now!"
"What's more, we have Brother Yang Fan here. 'Little Tyrant' Yang Fan is also a man of unparalleled bravery!"

"Where there!"

Yang Fan and Qin Ming exchanged pleasantries: "Brother Qin Ming's martial arts are the best in the world, I, your humble servant, am completely inferior!"

You're exaggerating a bit...

Qin Ming didn't dare to take the bait, and only said:

"Once we enter the city, Brother Yang Fan, you and I will focus on storming the Qi Prince's mansion!"
"The first person of utmost importance is Prime Minister Wen Huanzhang, and the second person of utmost importance is Hu Sanniang..."

"Brother, wait a minute!"

Yang Fan asked curiously, "Why is Hu Sanniang, who is just a woman, so important?"

Qin Ming glanced at Song Jiang, whose right eye twitched violently twice:
"This woman has caused the deaths of many of our brothers!"
"I will never forgive her!"

Yang Fan realized there was a story behind this, but Song Jiang didn't want to talk about it, so he wisely refrained from asking.

The group disguised themselves as a theatrical troupe and mingled with the crowd until they arrived in Qingzhou. From afar, they could see the city gates wide open.

"Wa hahaha!"

Qin Ming was very pleased with himself today, and he talked a lot:

"Brothers, look! The people of Qi are still completely in the dark!"

Song Jiang and Wu Yong were also very happy; in their eyes, this time they had truly been overtaken.

As they approached the city and lined up to enter, Song Jiang and Wu Yong chatted and laughed, while Wu Yong carefully observed the situation while fanning himself with a goose feather fan.

After looking around, Wu Yong's expression suddenly changed:
"Brother, wait a minute!"

Song Jiang trusted Wu Yong completely, so he quickly reined in his horse and asked:

"Strategist, is something amiss?"

"Brother, look!"

Wu Yong covered the lower half of his face with a goose feather fan, his small eyes darting left and right:

"The city gate guards were lax and didn't check things carefully. They would often just ask a few questions and let people into the city..."

"What's wrong with this?"

Qin Ming dismissively said, "Qi has been without war for so long, it's understandable that the garrison is lax." Wu Yong added, "But look at the people queuing to enter the city, they all look incredibly tense!"

Qin Ming didn't notice anything amiss, but Song Jiang did:

“That’s right! If the city gate guards are usually this lax and don’t check things strictly, why are these people so nervous?”

Chai Jin chimed in from the side, "Didn't you notice that most of the people queuing to enter the city are men?"

"Yes!"

This time, even Qin Ming noticed the problem:
"It's one thing that our people are all men, but most of the people queuing to enter the city are also men!"

"It's unreasonable that there aren't many women in such a long queue!"

Lei Heng, having served as a constable, immediately spotted the flaw:
"These civilians are all carrying weapons!"

"Judging from their appearance, they've probably all been soldiers..."

"not good!"

Wu Yong had figured it out: "If I'm not mistaken, these people are actually all Qi soldiers in disguise!"

"The city gate guards are so lax in their duties, not checking things properly, to trick us into entering the city!"
"Once we enter the city, they will close the city gates and unleash their ambush troops, trapping us like turtles in a jar!"

Song Jiang's expression changed drastically: "Strategist, how did our whereabouts get leaked when we were so well-hidden?"

There's a mole!
Wu Yong didn't say it on the spot, but instead urged Song Jiang:

"Brother, let's go quickly!"

"If we don't leave now, it might be too late!"

"go!"

Song Jiang turned and left without hesitation, and Wu Yong then instructed the others:
Don't all leave at once!
"Let's retreat in batches to avoid alerting the Qi army!"

All the generals agreed, so Song Jiang, Wu Yong, and Yang Fan were the first to retreat.

When Yue Zhen saw that Wen Huanzhang's plan had been exposed, he risked being exposed and shot an arrow in order to capture Song Jiang alive.

The arrow was shot very discreetly because Yue Zhen was hiding in the sedan chair, pretending to be a young lady from a wealthy family.

He shot an arrow through the gap in the curtain; it was a whistling arrow, and a sharp whistle immediately pierced the sky!

"Who?"

Song Jiang was both shocked and furious. Without thinking twice, he immediately spurred his horse and galloped away!

Originally, he intended to abandon the 30,000 troops he brought, or even have them cover for him.

However, as soon as he ran, Wu Yong, Qin Ming, and others followed suit, and all 30,000 soldiers fled.

Fang Jie and Shi Bao disguised themselves as city gate guards and waited at the gate for their prey.

Upon hearing the signal arrow, Fang Jie immediately became alert. Then, seeing that the people in line had run away, he knew that his plan had failed.

"Chase!"

Fang Jie, nicknamed "Little Lü Bu," mounted his horse and was the first to chase after Song Jiang, with Shi Bao close behind!
Hundreds of city gate guards and thousands of Qi soldiers disguised as civilians stopped pretending and joined the pursuit!

Then the ambush troops in the city also came out and, led by Yan Bixian and Yan Bida, chased after Song Jiang!

"Thanks to the strategist, we almost fell into their trap!"

When Song Jiang looked back, he saw pursuers everywhere. He was still a little scared but not worried because he was riding a fine horse.

The curly-haired Red Hare ran incredibly fast, allowing Song Jiang to take the lead and charge into battle.

But at that moment, countless ambushers suddenly emerged from the woods on both sides of the road ahead!

The two leading generals, both with thin eyebrows and narrow eyes, and square faces, looked like twins. Each wielded a large sword and charged ahead!

"Where did this petty thief come from!"

One of the generals roared like thunder: "Do you know Li Tianrun from Hangzhou?!"

Song Jiang, who always took the lead and charged into battle, couldn't help but secretly lament his predicament...

(End of this chapter)